How To Use Shortcuts – Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro

Apr 9, 2014

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Learn how to use Shortcuts on your Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro. You can add, reposition, or remove shortcuts and widgets from the Home screen.

Shortcuts: Icons on the Home screen that launch applications.
Widgets: Self-contained applications. They appear as onscreen applications.

Adding a Shortcut or Widget

You can customize the Home screen by adding shortcuts and widgets.

From a Home screen, touch and hold on an empty area of the screen until the Home screen pop-up appears.
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Touch Apps icon to display the Apps screen.
For shortcuts, touch the Apps tab. For widgets, touch the Widgets tab.
Touch and hold the shortcut or widget, and then drag it to the Home screen and release.

Removing a Shortcut or Widget

Shortcuts and widgets can be removed from the Home screen.

Touch and hold the shortcut or widget until it detaches, and then drag it to Remove icon and release.

Note: Removing a shortcut does not delete the application; it simply removes the shortcut from the Home screen.

Note
This guide will work on all Samsung Galaxy Tab Pros; including Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 and Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2.

Tags:

Android, Customize, Galaxy, Galaxy Tab Pro, Homescreen, Samsung, Shortcut

Amarnath Natarajan

I am a freelance programmer and tech enthusiast. In my spare time, I contribute to this website.

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